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E Peter

    September 5th 1861
  Father and mother

nere Harrisburg dauphin Co I let you know that wee or all well at present and I hope your the same and I like it first [trait?] so for wee have plenty to eat and dring but wee or kept [boty?] close in camp. I only been in Harrisburg twised sins I been here but wee can git every [?] wee want in camp. There is too stores in camp. Post Office and meeding every Sunday and I sing [think?] wee stay here on till wee have a richmand [full?]. Wee [sauth waunth?] wee hat to leef next week and I let you know that thare is about 5000 man in three camps here. There is about 2000 man in this camp now. There was 5 comneys come in yesterday and one come in today. Thare is one richmand going a way one of this days and I let youns know thare will bee a Battle now bee fore long at massas gap or at Washingtown. Chanert Scott set they should come out of massas gap to washington or from washington to massas gap. he wants them all to [getten?] if he possable can. that may be all for this time for wee have a hart way of riding here. wee have to lay down too it and that about the way wee eat. Franklin Peter Answer this letter as soon as you reseived it

   Direct your leter to
  Harrisburg  Post office
  Daupfen   Co  Pa
  camp [carthen?] in care of G
                      G Lintters

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                Franklin Peter
                Manuel Peter
               Jacob   Peter